2024 December - 24 articles
Drought and low nitrogen stress are the leading cause of low crop production and productivity worldwide. Developing drought-tolerant wheat germplasm resilient to low nitrogen conditions is essential through genetic enhancement and selection for novel...
Wildfires in the western U.S. have increased in severity and duration in recent decades. Severe wildfires can enhance the rates of nutrient mineralization, causing large exports of inorganic nitrogen and other ions from forests to streams. Measuring...
Abiotic factors, such as drought, can significantly impact the vegetative growth and productivity of maize. To investigate the effects of the combined foliar application of zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) nanoparticles with the recommended nitrogen dose (RND...
Sustainable agricultural practices are pivotal for environmental preservation and enhancing crop quality. Understanding soil nutrient levels is crucial in determining appropriate fertilizer application in agriculture production systems. In the 2022/2...
Commercial mango growers commonly spray potassium nitrate (KNO3) solution to enhance flowering and fruit quality, yet there is limited information on the uptake efficiency of nitrogen (N) by mango cultivars through leaf cuticles. The study aimed to a...
Prolonged inoculation of soya bean (Glycine max L.) farms with exotic strains of Bradyrhizobium species starting in the 1960s resulted in the establishment of populations of Bradyrhizobium strains in the soils of several soya bean farms in South Afri...
Substituting soybean meal (SM) with other protein sources can be advantageous in reducing production costs without increasing nitrogen losses in the environment. Peanut cake (PC) might be a strategy in ruminant herds to result in a performance simila...
Nitrogen fertilizers have a significant impact on the growth of rice. The overuse and inappropriate application of nitrogen fertilizers have resulted in environmental pollution, in addition to subjecting both humans and livestock to negative health h...
High nitrogen (N) losses and low nitrogen utilisation efficiency (NUE) of conventional-nitrogen fertilisers (CNFs) are due to a mismatch between N-delivery and plant demand; thus, slow-release N fertilisers (SRNFs) are designed to improve the match....
Fertigation practices in soilless crop cultivation often rely on predetermined recipes, which may lead to suboptimal nutrient concentrations due to inherent human error or environmental fluctuations. To address this challenge, the integration of in s...
Nitrogen is essential for plants’ growth, yield, and crop quality, and its deficiency limits food production worldwide. In addition, excessive fertilization and inefficient use of N can increase production costs and cause environmental problems...
Excessive nitrate loading from agricultural runoff leads to substantial environmental and economic harm, and although hydrological models are used to mitigate these effects, the influence of various satellite precipitation products (SPPs) on nitrate...
Oilseed rape is one of many crops with high nutritional requirements, particularly for nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S). Both macronutrients affect important physiological plant functions and are essential for the proper growth and development of oilseed...
Drought is the primary limiting factor affecting soybean productivity, and is exacerbated by climate change. In legumes like soybeans, biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the main form of nitrogen acquisition, with nitrogen being converted into ure...
Global food security is at risk due to climate change. Soil fertility loss is among the impacts of climate change which reduces the productivity of rice–wheat cropping systems. This study investigated the effects of varying nitrogen levels and...
Rising CO2 levels, as predicted by global climate models, are altering environmental factors such as the water cycle, leading to soil waterlogging and reduced oxygen availability for plant roots. These conditions result in decreased energy production...
The extensive application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers in agriculture has resulted in a considerable accumulation of N in the soil, particularly nitrate (NO3−), which can be easily lost to the surrounding environments through leaching and denitr...
Tropical trees that remain evergreen and exhibit leaf litterfall that is gradual over time coexist with trees that are seasonally deciduous and exhibit pulsed litterfall. The manner in which these trees acquire, store, and contribute nutrients to the...
This study aimed to explore the impact of various ornamental plants (Heliconia psittacorum, Etlingera elatior, Spatyphilum walisii) grown in different filter media (porous river rock (PR) and tepezyl (TZ)) on the removal of pollutants in vertical-sub...
Urea is the primary source of nitrogen (N) used in agriculture. However, it has a high N loss potential through volatilization. Various mechanisms can be employed to reduce N volatilization losses by inhibiting urease. When added to urea, iodine (I)...
Cover crops protecting soil erosion during the summer fallow in the monsoon weather may enhance dryland winter wheat yield and N relations. We examined the effects of four summer cover crops (soybean (Glycine max L., SB), sudangrass (Sorghum sudanens...
Nitrogen (N) fertilization promotes morphofunctional attributes that enhance plant performance under stress conditions, but the amount and form supplied modify the magnitude of plant responses. We assessed several morpho-physiological and biochemical...
The efficient management of nitrogen (N) on a site-specific basis is critical for the improvement of crop yield and the reduction of environmental impacts. This review examines the application of three primary technologies—canopy reflectance se...
Urban and storm water retention ponds eventually become eutrophic after years of receiving runoff water. In 2020, a novel biological and chemical treatment was initiated to remove accumulated nutrients from an urban retention pond that had severe alg...
